/// <summary>
/// Sreialize an object of Person as an xml-file- the file will be at the
/// Application Directory (...\bin)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender"></param>
/// <param name="e"></param>
/// <remarks></remarks>
///
private void btnXMLSerialize_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Person pers = new Person(txtFirstName.Text, txtLastName.Text);
string strMessage = string.Format("{0} is saved on disk at {1}.{2}{2}{2}You can now exit the application!", pers.FullName, fileName, Environment.NewLine);
if (!XMLSerialization.SerializeToFile <Person>(xmlFileName, pers))
{
strMessage = string.Format("{0} could not be saved on disk!", fileName);
}
lblMessage.Text = strMessage;
timer1.Enabled = true;
}
/// <summary>
/// Read the xmlFileName (data file) and save the data into an object of a person
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender"></param>
/// <param name="e"></param>
/// <remarks></remarks>
private void btnXMLDeserialize_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string strMessage = string.Format("File corrupt or not found. Deserialization cannot continue!");
Person pers = XMLSerialization.DeserializeFromFile <Person>(xmlFileName);
if (pers != null)
{
strMessage = string.Format("{0},{2} From the xml-file: {2}{1} back as a Person.",
pers.ToString(), xmlFileName, Environment.NewLine);
txtFirstName.Text = pers.FirstName.ToUpper();
txtLastName.Text = pers.LastName.ToUpper();
}
lblMessage.Text = strMessage;
timer1.Enabled = true;
}